The Heyworth School district this month had a rough bout of COVID that went through its staff forcing a brief period of remote learning for its students. With that behind them, they are now focusing on legal battles that seem to all be coming to a head as we get into February.
Dr. Lisa Taylor is the Superintendent of Heyworth Schools and on the WHOW Morning Show Thursday told Regional Radio they tried to make in-person learning work with some adjustments but things were just going well and they transitioned to remote learning for almost two weeks.
Dr. Taylor is watching the Tom DeVore lawsuit which is expected to have a resolution at some point Friday. She is also keeping a close eye on the lawsuit that Clinton and other districts have filed to sue the Illinois State Board of Education, challenging its authority on COVID mandates.
While Heyworth is not a part of any lawsuits, Dr. Taylor says they are advocates for local control and really want guidance on metrics and what targets they could potentially have to meet to regain local control.
Dr. Taylor calls it discouraging because you fire up social media with whatever they do and people are passionate and frustrated by the whole situation and it is creating a lot of division, not just in her community, but communities across the state.